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BEE COLONY IN BALCONY, NETIZEN ASKS IF CAN SPRAY BAYGON

A netizen wrote a post and uploaded it onto social media regarding a colony of bees deciding to make their home on a space at the netizen’s balcony.

The photos which were uploaded together with the post shows a large colony of bees perched to a pole and just chilling there.

The netizen is asking if he or she can spray Baygon, an insecticide, on the bees.

Here is the post by the netizen

“I want to compraing (complain) why are there bees in my flat? Can spray Baygon?”

Comments by netizens

Netizens have flooded the comments section just to reply to the particular netizen’s question on whether he or she should spray Baygon on the colony of bees.

Many have called the netizen not to kill the bees and instead asked for someone to come and rehome them as they are vital to the ecosystem.

Here are some of the comments and advices which netizens have shared:

  • Question 1: that spot neglected and y’all don’t go there to look see one izzit? The hive not small sia 👀
    Question 2: spray Baygon? You want to experience bee stings? I’ve never gotten stung before but I can’t imagine it being fun. Where you gonna run to when they start chasing you? Lol
    I hope you called bee removal services as many have suggested. Good luck! 😆
  • Don’t spray. Bees will disperse and some will definitely sting you. Call NParks. Bees are precious. They are vital in our veggie and fruit production. Don’t kill them!
  • Please please don’t destroy the bee, nature depleting and they are earth treasure. There is a rescue group who will rehome the bees.
  • NO!!!! They are living creatures and world needs bees to pollinate. Please find a more sustainable solution for the SAKE OF CLIMATE CHANGE trend urgently called for now!
  • Pls do arrange for HUMANE bee removal if u are not comfortable with having them around until they fly off again. Don’t attempt to kill them. Bees are ecologically v important.

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Image and video source: Ro Che/Facebook

NSF SAW DOCTOR FOR HEADACHE, WHO ACCUSED HIM OF CHAO KENG

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A netizen shared how he went to see a doctor for having a headache and the doctor accused him of malingering (chao keng).

Here is the story

Before you go and attack me and say it’s my fault I found a complaint on google of someone with the same experience with the same doctor.

Went into A&E for constant headache and Lightheadedness and black out. (I was already on MC) The moment I sat down the doctor (non singaporean) asked me , why I came today not yesterday not tomorrow? And I explain but he kept on making the questions more rhetorical and asked me over and over again till i didn’t know how to answer him.

When I mentioned I was on MC already he said so your not interested in serving NS? Then continued asking about my pes Status and what year am I serving ? Why? I raised my voice at him cuz I never said that and that’s a sensitive remark.

Then he was forcing me to answer this question “ Can you open up on the real reason your here? “ I was really speechless I didn’t understand why a doctor would lack so much compassion.

Then he accused me of missing my appointments and when I told him the doctors couldn’t find the cause and didn’t offer to do anymore tests he quickly said no and put his finger to my face????

After the blood take my bp dropped very Low right in front of him and I almost fainted. I think he got scared cuz he didn’t say much afterwards.

Can anyone tell me what he was doing ? Was he trying to accused me for malingering ???

I don’t get it I was already on MC so how could I have been malingering? And could he possibly black mail me to SAF? I’ve made a complaint to the hospital but yet no response.

SPF STATEMENT ON OFFICER SHOOTING KNIFE WIELDING MAN OUTSIDE CLEMENTI HQ

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has released a statement on its social media pages addressing the viral video which saw a SPF officer opening fire on a knife wielding man charging towards him.

The man, 49 years of age, had been arrested for alleged involvement in a case of criminal intimidation and also for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.

SPF officers first received a report where a 41 year old man was allegedly assaulted by the said 49 year old man with the knife he was carrying at Block 420A Clementi Avenue 1.

The 41 year old sustained injuries on the right arm and wrist and was transferred to the hospital.

Current investigations shown that the both men were strangers.

Subsequently after the assault, the 49 year old man boarded a cab to Clementi Police Division and shouted when SPF officers approached him.

Despite repeated instructions to drop his knife, the man refused and charged towards one of the SPF officers who shot him in his left arm with his issued gun.

The man was then sent to the hospital and will be charged in court today (18 Feb).

Here is the statement by the Police

“KNIFE-WIELDING MAN SHOT BY POLICE OFFICER

On 17 February 2022 at about 8.40pm, the Police were alerted to a case where a 41-year-old man was purportedly assaulted by a 49-year-old man with a knife along Block 420A Clementi Avenue 1. The 41-year-old man suffered injuries on his right arm and wrist, and was conveyed conscious to the hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim and assailant were not known to each other.

The 49-year-old man then boarded a taxi to Clementi Police Division and was seen holding a knife and standing outside the Police station. On duty Police officers approached the man, and he was observed to be shouting incoherently. Despite the officers’ repeated instructions to drop the knife, the man refused to comply with the verbal warning and charged towards one of the officers, while armed with a knife. As there was imminent threat to the officer, he then fired one shot at the man with his service revolver. The man was then detained by the officers. The 49-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound on his left arm. He was conveyed conscious to the hospital and is currently in a stable condition.

The 49-year-old man will be charged on 18 February 2022 for the offences of criminal intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon. The offence of criminal intimidation carries an imprisonment term of up to two years or a fine, or both. The offence of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon carries an imprisonment term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with caning.

The Police will not tolerate criminal acts which display a blatant disregard of the law and we will spare no efforts to bring those responsible to justice.

Commander of Clementi Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police Marc E, expressed his appreciation to the officers for their bravery and devotion to their duty and said, “The officer assessed that his life was in imminent danger from the knife-wielding man and therefore opened fire. The officers ensured that the threatening situation was brought under control quickly with no danger to the public. Police officers risk their safety on a daily basis and this incident showed that officers have to react to the evolving situation quickly to prevent further harm to the public, while using the appropriate level of force.”

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MAN TELLS WIFE TO BE A PROPER HOUSEWIFE OR GO BACK TO WORK

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My wife and I had our second kid two years ago (2 and 6). She took two years off for our first son and is finishing up the two years for our second. Now she wants to be a permanent stay at home mother.

I told her I’m not cool with that. One being that it shifts 100% of the financials onto me and it will create tension. I made decent money and so does she. She’s not even open to WFH.

I explicitly told her that if we go down that route then I expect her to be a proper housewife. I’m talking about coming to clean home, cooked meals, every little thing. Just like how I can’t come up short at my job, she can’t come up short on hers. She’ll have the time because I could find the time if the roles were reversed.

To me, this is like an employee who is asking for accommodations that will result in decreased production no matter what and shifts extra work to other people.

Personally, I do feel like taking advantage of and I’m doing my best to get what I can get so I feel less taken advantage of. Being a stay at home parent is a lot less work than a working parent. I’d gladly be one!

I got immense pushback from her. We didn’t even get to discuss how long the stay at home mom gig would last. I mean I’m not cool with it going on for more than a couple of years. I’d divorce her in a heartbeat if she tried to make it permanent.

Childcare isn’t an issue. The schools have plenty of after school classes, my brother lives nearby and would love to watch them and millions of working parents make it work just fine.

Here are what netizen thinks:

  • Communication is a good tool. Use it. If it doesn’t work, you are already thinking on divorce, so, what do you need from us? Maybe she wants to be an SHM because she knows all these responsibilities will fall on her even if she works, so why double her work while her hands are already full?
  • This guy really thinks being a homemaker and parent is an easy job.
  • The “i would divorce her in a second” comment shows just how little he thinks of his wife. Viewing her as an employee, like his marriage is some kind of business arrangement.

WIFE KEEP “FORGETTING” HER WALLET SO SHE DON’T NEED TO PAY FOR MEALS

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I usually go out with my wife about every Friday night. When we were dating she very commonly forget to bring her purse or money at all so I would for her but I’ve been doing this for years and I have reached my absolute limit. I’ve been frustrated paying for her before but I never said anything as I didn’t her to think I was selfish.

About a week ago we decided to go eat at a family restaurant with my wife and stepdaughter. In the car, I asked her if she brought any money and she said that she didn’t so I told her to go into the house before we leave and bring some cash. She went in and claimed she brought her purse with cash inside.

At the restaurant we receive our bill and what do you know my wife left her purse in the car. I told her to go bring and gave her the keys. She said it wasn’t in there. I went to check myself and it’s really not there. She looks embarrassed at our table and asks her own daughter to pay for her meal. My stepdaughter was going to do it but I told her to leave it as I would pay.

I told my wife this was the last straw and that she was intentionally doing this.

She denied my accusations and said to keep it down but the minute we got in the car she called me an asshole for just not paying. I responded with the fact that she 100% had the money to pay as she worked a good job and that this was ridiculous. She said I was still being a dick and I needed to think about I just said. I don’t think I did anything wrong.

Here are what netizens think:

  • If you had a problem with this thing she did frequently while you were dating, why did you marry her? Why go for public embarrassment instead of just talking to her? Way to address this in the most passive-aggressive way possible.
  • I know right! Normal husband: chat to your wife at home about wanting to budget together better. This guy : humiliate her in a restaurant in front of her kid, to prove a point
  • She humiliated herself by lying. She said she had her purse. He trusted her at her word. She lied and got caught in a lie. He didn’t say he embarrassed her before when he “knew” she didn’t have her purse. But this time he “thought” she had it, because he specifically “asked” her to bring it and she said she “did” bring it. She “lied.”

MAN WIELDS KNIFE & CHARGE AT POLICE, MAN SHOT BY POLICE @ CLEMENTI

A man was seen wielding a knife and taking an aggressive stance on a Whatsapp video that is circulating.

The Police were seen taking measures against the man and a “bang” was heard in the background. It is unclear what was it but netizens who saw the video speculate that it might be a gunshot.

One of the Police was seen pointing gun at the man. Shortly after the sound of the “bang”, the knife-wielding man falls onto the ground with officers rushing in.

Update: the man was shot at Clementi

We have reached out to the relevant authorities for more details.

Here is the video of the footage:

18,545 NEW CASES IN SINGAPORE, 4 FATALITIES

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported a total of 18,545 new cases on 17th February 2022 with 4 fatalities.

18,391 are local and 266 are imported cases.

The weekly growth rate is down to 1.28 (Yesterday was 1.29)

Case details

Of the 18,545 new cases, 15,225 cases are tested positive through ART of which 15,162 are local and 63 are imported.

3,320 cases were confirmed after testing with PCR with 3,157 local cases and 163 imported cases.

MOH reported 4 death cases bringing to death toll to 930.

Other data:

There are currently 1,472 patients in the hospital with 164 of them requiring oxygen and 32 are in the ICU.

94% of Singapore’s population has completed the vaccination program.

65% of Singapore’s population has received booster shots.

Statistics

In total Singapore has recorded 533,425 COVID-19 cases from the start of the coronavirus.

The death toll is 930.

In the last 28 days, there were 222,181 amount of cases with 99.7% of them with no or mild symptoms, 0.3% required oxygen supplementation, 0.04% is in the ICU, 0.03% died.

MOH: ART KITS RELEASED TO RETAILERS LAST WEEK AMIDST SHORTAGE

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement that the Government had released the built-up stockpile of Antigen Rapid Test (ART) kits to retailers from last week amidst a current shortage in supplies in the outlets.

In response to media queries, MOH also said that the Government is working closely with retailers in its plan to secure adequate ART kits for all as the world and Singapore now faces a surge in demand for the kits.

A stockpile has been kept by the Singapore Government to be released to suppliers only when there is shortage.

This stockpile will also see to the event of a sudden increase in demand or shortage of kits.

ART kits sold out in many stores last week

Following a surge in cases due to the Omicron variant, ART kits were sold out in many retailers in Singapore last week.

MOH also added that the demand in ART kits shows that the population in Singapore have a high need for testing as the pandemic goes on.

This is because the population has also taken on greater social responsibility as more and more people are doing self-testing more regularly.

Ever since the ART kits were available for sale in pharmacies in June 2021, almost 9 million kits have been sold.

Previous distribution of kits to all households

The Government had held two nationwide distribution exercises last year between August to September and November to December which saw 25 million ART kits being given out.

Every household in Singapore received 16 ART kits in total.

Urges more regular self-testing

MOH also advised the public to conduct more regular self-testing as the Omicron wave continues as it can help to relieve the strain that the healthcare system will face and also reduce the risk of the virus transmitting.

They should also do so especially before they visit crowded places or interact with groups who are more susceptible.

MOH also added that they will ensure that the supply level of ART kits remain at a healthy rate while they continue to review their strategies.

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BANGKOK TO CHANGE NAME TO KRUNG THEP MAHA NAKHON

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According to an article by the Bangkok Post, The Office of the Royal Society (ORST) made an announcement that will see Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, adopting a new name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.

Approved by Thai cabinet

This was after Thailand’s cabinet approved a draft from the Prime Minister’s Office on updated names which are proposed by the ORST on countries, territories, capitals and administrative zones.

The official new name of Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, is still pending the vetting by a committee who will scrutinise the draft bills.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Thailand has also made additional observations, which the cabinet has asked the committee to consider.

Thailand’s cabinet had approved the announcement during their weekly meeting held on Tuesday and it said that the updates are made to be in line with the current situation.

This draft announcement will revoke the Prime Minister’s previous announcement dated on 9 Nov 2001, and will use the ORST’s announcement on updated names of 1 Sept 2021.

Other updated names

Names of capitals of other countries have also been updated in this same announcement such as changing Italy’s capital from Rome to Roma, Myanmar’s capital from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw and the Kingdom of Nepal has also been changed to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon will be used as its official name but the name Bangkok will still be recognised.

The Facebook page of the Office of the Royal Society added that both names can be used as the announcement had drew widespread criticism from the public.

Bangkok has been used for 21 years

The name, Bangkok, has been used for 21 years dating back to Nov 2001 in the previous announcement by the Office of the Royal Society.

The name came from a smaller area in the capital which is now part of Bangkok Noi and Bangkok Yai districts.

It has also been in used for a very long time historically.

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CYNTHIA KOH CALLS OUT PATIENT SCREAMING AT NURSE ABOUT HDMI CABLE

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47 year old Cynthia Koh, a local actress shared a few Instagram stories about a ‘self-entitled’ patient she encountered while she was being hospitalised at Mount Alvernia Hospital.

She had been admitted to the hospital on 29 January 2022 for having a high fever which later turned out to be pelvic inflammatory disease.

In her Instagram stories, she shared that the ‘self-entitled’ patient was being an ‘S-hole’ and was not being kind to ladies because he was screaming and making unreasonable demands even late into the night, at 12:30am

She adds on that this was due to the patient’s HDMI cable being unable to connect to the television and even though they were admitted into different rooms in the ward, she could still hear him while she was in her room.

The nurse who was screamed at then came to Koh’s room to hook her up to the IV machine but forgot to switch it on, clearly shaken by the patient’s incessant screaming.

However, he discharged from the hospital and went to another hospital the next day.

Urges people to put self entitlement issues away

Koh added another story looking to remind people that they are at a hospital instead of a hotel and says that the hospital is a place for recuperation and it is not a place for partying or to be served.

She urges all who have self-entitlement issues to them at the ‘excess baggage counter’ as it is not needed.

She adds that she will not describe the patient but says that it is ‘shame on him’ for being unkind to the nurses and being an ‘S-hole’ to the ladies.

Wants people to understand healthcare workers

Another story which Koh shared was aimed at letting the general public understand the sacrifices which the healthcare workers have put in the past few years ever since the pandemic started.

She mentions that it is not just about ‘paying them’ anymore and says that money cannot buy the time and effort that they have expended which could have been put for better use such as adequate rest, spending time with loved ones and celebrating the festivities with them.

Image source: @CynthiaKoh27/Instagram